The Three-spined cardinalfish (Verilus anomalus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Malakichthyidae. It is endemic to the marine waters off of Australia.[3] Another name for this species of fish is Flathead feed.[4]
| Three-spined cardinalfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Malakichthyidae |
| Genus: | Verilus |
| Species: | V. anomalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Verilus anomalus (J. D. Ogilby, 1896)
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Apogonops anomalus Ogilby, 1896 | |
This fish occurs as deep as 600 metres (2,000 ft), but usually stays between 100 and 400 metres (330 and 1,310 ft). It grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.[1]
Hector's lanternfish (Lampanyctodes hectoris) is an important part of its diet.[5]
It was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Apogonops, which is now considered a synonym of Verilus.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Verilus anomalus". FishBase. November 2024 version.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Agonops". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Yamanoue, Y. (2016): Revision of the genus Verilus (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) with a description of a new species. Journal of Fish Biology, 89 (5): 2375–2398.
- ^ "Verilus anomalus". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Blaber, S.J.M. & Bulman, C.M. (1987): Diets of fishes of the upper continental slope of eastern Tasmania: content, calorific values, dietary overlap and trophic relationships. Marine Biology 95 (3): 345-56.
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